Pyroxenite

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. An igneous rock consisting chiefly of pyroxenes.
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  • n. A heavy, dark igneous rock consisting mostly of pyroxene minerals with smaller amounts of olivine and hornblende.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A rock consisting essentially of pyroxene.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. In petrography, a phaneric rock composed almost wholly of pyroxene of any kind.
    • Word Usage
    "The phlogopite mica of Canada occurs in pyroxenite dikes."
     
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